Popular European Historical Fiction Books
Find historical fiction books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (250)
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Life After Life : A Novel by Kate Atkinson EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The award-winning author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum follows the experiences of a woman who after being born on a snowy night in 1910 repeated dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. 75,000 first printing.
112.
Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Pârvulescu EN
RomaniaDescription:
Parvulescus' book is a magical tale full of enchanting characters who can carry the reader to another time. A time-travel book for the romantic.
113.
Los desposeídos by Szilárd Borbély ES
HungaryDescription:
Los Desposeídos es un profundo ejercicio de comprensión del escenario de la infancia del autor: la Hungría de mediados del siglo XX, un país traumatizado por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el regreso de los supervivientes de los gulags y la expropiación de las tierras por los comunistas. A finales de los años sesenta, una fam ilia lucha por sobrevivir a la miseria en un pequeño pueblo fronterizo de Hungría. El hijo de once años se evade del frío y el hambre imaginando un universo propio en el que gobiernan los números primos mientras observa con todo detalle el mundo que le rodea. Se trata de un m... continue
Denmark
Ukraine
Norway117.
Mesopotamia by Serhiĭ Z︠H︡adan EN
Description:
A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation's post-independence years "One of the most astounding novels to come out of modern Ukraine. Mesopotamia is seductive, twisted, brilliant, and fierce."--Gary Shteyngart, author of Little Failure and Absurdistan This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan's ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post‑independence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusion... continue
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Midnight Blue : A Novel by Simone van der Vlugt EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
From Simone Van Der Vlugt comes her European bestselling novel of a young woman's rise as a painter in Holland's Golden Age—perfect for readers of The Miniaturist, Tulip Fever, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. Amsterdam 1654: against the backdrop of Holland's Golden Age, a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five-year old Catrin leaves her small village and takes a job as a housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in the Go... continue
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Moonstone : The Boy Who Never Was: A Novel by Sjón EN
IcelandDescription:
Reykjavik, 1918. The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as always. Sixteen-year-old Mani Steinn lives for the movies. Awake, he lives on the fringes of society. Asleep, he dreams in pictures, the threads of his own life weaving through the tapestry of the films he loves. When the Spanish flu epidemic comes ashore, killing hundreds of townspeople and forcing thousands to their sick beds, the shadows that linger at the edges of ex... continue
Poland